90% of Lake Cumberland (KY) ramps to be unusable

Speedfreak

Speedfreak

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So. IL
accbr said:
There's some senators and representatives that think it would be better to just build another one 'upstream'
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Wouldn't it be better to just build another right beyond the current dam and then remove most of the existing dam??

The lake wouldn't change the power plant and all doesn't need to be moved just divert some water... WOW what an idea. I hate the "thinkers" that run this country.
 
SuperJETT

SuperJETT

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Speedfreak said:
Wouldn't it be better to just build another right beyond the current dam and then remove most of the existing dam??

The lake wouldn't change the power plant and all doesn't need to be moved just divert some water... WOW what an idea. I hate the "thinkers" that run this country.
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Wolf Creek Dam (Lake Cumberland):

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SuperJETT

SuperJETT

So long and thanks for all the fish
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Cumberland

Normal summer pool is 723 feet (above sea level), they are dropping it to 680 feet which is just above the minimum level to generate power of 673 feet.

The lowest level recorded since it was built was 675 feet in 1981, so this will be right about there.

On the news today they said only 8 of the 45 ramps/marinas will be usable.
 
accbr

accbr

addicted
Location
Lexington, KY
Supposed to take 7 years, and they'll decide each year how much water they'll leave in the lake. There's another channel that goes away from the dam that's not in the picture. I'd like to see them build two dams 'upstream' from this one. The ramp at the dam is the one they use to put all the $250,000 to $1,000,000 house boats in the water, so they won't have that one shutdown.
 
SuziQ

SuziQ

Banned
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an hour or so away
Speedfreak said:
Wouldn't it be better to just build another right beyond the current dam and then remove most of the existing dam??

The lake wouldn't change the power plant and all doesn't need to be moved just divert some water... WOW what an idea. I hate the "thinkers" that run this country.
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Although costs, probably prudent seeing how the attached link might explain some of the prob. Would be bad to have another New Madrid Fault shake like in 1811 & 1812 (and it's due). If it was built 50 yrs ago, we've come a long way since then in our capabilities with regards to earthquakes.

http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/NM/Images/seismap.html
 
Mark44

Mark44

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100% one place
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Looks like you will be hiking in now. I would hate to see Lake of the Ozarks party cove like that no telling what they would find in there. :bigeyes:

Mark44
 
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